Is PARSIMONY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARSIMONY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARSIMONY mean?
- noun
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
- noun
extreme stinginess
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + M (3) + O (1) + N (1) + Y (4) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PARSIMONY
PARSIMONY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PARSIMONY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- paronyms15
- myopias14
- paronym14
- paynims14
- myopia13
- paynim13
- rampions12
- masonry12
- mornays12
- yomps12
- rampion11
- mayors11
- morays11
- mornay11
- myosin11
- payors11
- pyrans11
- simony11
- yapons11
- mopy11
- yomp11
- impros10
- porism10
- primas10
- primos10
- anomy10
- mayor10
- mayos10
- moray10
- mynas10
- pansy10
- payor10
- porny10
- prays10
- prosy10
- pyins10
- pyran10
- pyros10
- raspy10
- soapy10
- spiny10
- spiry10
- spray10
- yapon10
- soprani9
- rayons9
- rosiny9
- impro9
- pimas9
- prams9
- prima9
- primo9
- prims9
- prism9
- proms9
- ramps9
- romps9
- army9
- many9
- mayo9
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